Old_School_Brad
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Cool. You'll like it.will do! I've just ordered the minidsp flex and see how it goes
Cool. You'll like it.will do! I've just ordered the minidsp flex and see how it goes
I would think the corner/left wall is your issue. You could absolutely do something about the ceiling, but... you know, the first wall reflection from the left speaker is going to be very close to the speaker itself, so if you could put something that is at least sonewhat effective down to ~500hz behind the speakers and extending to the door on the left... I'm no acoustics expert, but I really think that is what you should focus on, and PEQ the bass.thanks for this vid! I'm more confident now with these speakersI never tried going mid all up on the knobs, gonna try that tonight!
I've got a wooden ceiling with 'open' beams that break the otherwise flat ceiling. Is this good or bad acoustically? Should I maybe try playing absorbers between the beams?
thanks for this vid! I'm more confident now with these speakersI never tried going mid all up on the knobs, gonna try that tonight!
I've got a wooden ceiling with 'open' beams that break the otherwise flat ceiling. Is this good or bad acoustically? Should I maybe try playing absorbers between the beams?
i had 2 GIK basstraps behind the speakers in the corner for testing and REQ measurements made no big difference (at least to me, i'm not good with REW). Here is the measurements with and without the basstraps if anyone cares: GIK measurementsyou know, the first wall reflection from the left speaker is going to be very close to the speaker itself, so if you could put something that is at least sonewhat effective down to ~500hz behind the speakers and extending to the door on the left... I'm no acoustics expert, but I really think that is what you should focus on, and PEQ the bass.
I see what you mean but it really is unlistenable without hard -db EQ in the 1-5 kHz region.I would suggest that before any investigation of potential cures one has to find the cause of the perceived harshness first.
Yes it's definitely my room but i did the absorbing wall now (which helped a bit) and that's all i can do unfortunately in the living room.From what I read there your problem is the room, and absorption was the answer.
thats a good idea! Thanksthen save them to four different slots on the miniDSP.
To me it still looks like the speakers are placed much closer to the left wall, but maybe that is just how it looks in the photo?So I got the miniDSP Flex and did a lot of testing. First I tried the REW EQ and then the Dirac. The results are really nice, the bass is so much better now, but the highs are still harsh. I have to use -db in PEQ after REW EQ or Dirac to tame them. But after that the sound gets "muffled". I also somehow get better results with the REW EQ. Maybe because I can adjust the EQ much faster than with Dirac (it's a pain in the ass to connect/disconnect the Dirac program all the time when I just want to adjust the EQ curve).
i had 2 GIK basstraps behind the speakers in the corner for testing and REQ measurements made no big difference (at least to me, i'm not good with REW). Here is the measurements with and without the basstraps if anyone cares: GIK measurements
I see what you mean but it really is unlistenable without hard -db EQ in the 1-5 kHz region.
Yes it's definitely my room but i did the absorbing wall now (which helped a bit) and that's all i can do unfortunately in the living room.
tomorrow I will set up my desktop computer in the living room and try Dirac again. It's very tiring on the small macbook display. If anyone got some tips for me for testing/measuring or Dirac please enlighten me, i'm so lost with all of this (-:
PS: I moved the couch a few days ago and put the speakers in a symmetrical arrangement to see if it would help, but nope, same problem. Here is a photo of it:
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yes it was on the pic, i moved them more in the center after that. Also tried different toe in/outTo me it still looks like the speakers are placed much closer to the left wall, but maybe that is just how it looks in the photo?
Perhaps share a screenshot of the Dirac measurements for some guidance on where the harshness might be coming from.thats a good idea! Thanks
Should i stick to a "curve" or could i only go down with like 1khz - 1.5 khz, use it like a EQ ?
Avoid moving the speakers after completing your Dirac measurements! It will throw everything off, and you won’t know where you stand or how to adjust the EQ based on the measurements you’ve taken.yes it was on the pic, i moved them more in the center after that. Also tried different toe in/out
heres the REW file, should be better as a picture, right? Dirac first tryPerhaps share a screenshot of the Dirac measurements for some guidance on where the harshness might be coming from.
Yes, i know. I moved them before dirac or EQAvoid moving the speakers after completing your Dirac measurements!
Actually, I'm more curious about how the merged response curve appears within the Dirac Live program. REW measurements don’t provide the complete picture of how Dirac interprets or processes the multiple measurements.heres the REW file, should be better as a picture, right? Dirac first try
Yes, i know. I moved them before dirac or EQ
not sure which one you'd like to see so i made multiple snapshots. One measure is with 0deg UMIK1 and the other with 90deg UMIK1within the Dirac Live program.